Revivalry or Bluebonnet Battle, whatever you call it it’s always a big one when the Horned Frogs face the Bears

Game 9: at BAYLOR BEARS

NOV. 2 | MCLANE STADIUM (45,140) | WACO, TX | 2:30 PM

TV: ESPN2
Online Streaming: WatchESPN // ESPN App
Talent: Mike Couzens, Brock Osweiler, Stormy Buonantony
Radio: KZPS 92.5 FM, SiriusXM 392, TuneIn
Talent: Brian Estridge, Landry Burdine, Elvis Gallegos
Spanish Radio: KTNO 620 AM, Varsity Network
Talent: Miguel Cruz, Rolando de Luna

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GAME NOTES

ABOUT THE GAME

• TCU makes the short trek down I-35 to face Baylor on Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
• The Horned Frogs have won the past four meetings and eight of the last nine in the series.
• Since beginning Big 12 Conference play in 2012, TCU is 9-3 against Baylor with a 5-1 mark in Waco and 4-2 in Fort Worth.
• The Horned Frogs are 3-1 on the road this season with back-to-back wins at Kansas and Utah.
• TCU’s Sonny Dykes is 2-0 as a head coach against Baylor.
• TCU tight end Drake Dabney played the previous four years (2020-23) for the Bears. He set a Baylor record for tight end receiving yards with 552 in earning All-Big 12 honors last season. He had a touchdown catch against TCU in 2021.

HORNED FROGS TO WATCH

• Quarterback Josh Hoover ranks fifth in the FBS in passing yards (2,614) while tying for fifth with 37 completions of at least 20 yards.
• Hoover is tied for eighth nationally with 19 touchdown passes. He had three against Texas Tech, including two in the fourth quarter as the Horned Frogs rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit for a 35-34 win.
• Wide receiver Jack Bech ranks among the FBS leaders in receiving yards (7th, 825) and touchdown catches (T-11th, 7).
• Bech’s 13 receptions of at least 20 yards tie for eighth in the FBS.
• Eric McAlister leads the nation in yards per catch at 24.4 on his 19 receptions. His 84-yard touchdown with 5:10 to play provided the goahead score in the 35-34 win versus Texas Tech.
• Wide receiver Savion Williams has led TCU in rushing in each of the last two games with 72 yards against both Utah and Texas Tech.
• Edge Devean Deal and nose tackle Markis Deal are one of only four sets of brothers to start on defense for an FBS school this season.

BLUEBONNET BATTLE

• Last fall, student government leaders at both TCU and Baylor established the Bluebonnet Battle as the name of the annual rivalry football game between the schools and the creation of a trophy for the winner.
• TCU and Baylor are one of just four protected annual games in the Big 12 scheduling matrix.

SERIES HISTORY

• TCU has a 59-53-7 series lead over Baylor.
• With 119 games played, TCU has faced Baylor more than any opponent in its history.
• The Horned Frogs are 30-24-1 on the road against the Bears and 29-29-4 at home. Both neutral-site meetings saw the teams play to a tie.

FORMER CROSSTOWN RIVALS

• After being founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring, Texas, as AddRan Male and Female College, TCU’s campus moved to Waco in 1895.
• The name was changed to AddRan Christian University in 1889 and Texas Christian University in 1902.
• TCU relocated to downtown Fort Worth in 1910 when the Waco facility burned down. The University then opened three new buildings on its present campus in 1911.

BAZOOKA

• TCU last trip to Waco, in 2022, provided one of college football’s most memorable games and moments of the season.
• With the final seconds ticking away, TCU’s field goal unit ran on the field with Griffin Kell kicking a 40-yard field goal as time expired for a 29-28 win to keep the Horned Frogs undefeated at 11-0.
• TCU’s play call for such a moment is Bazooka

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